Mission Assurance Engineer

Mission Assurance Engineer

Location: Herndon, VA 20171, USA (Primary)

Job Description: Fibertek, Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a Mission Assurance Engineer in Herndon, VA. The successful candidate will have demonstrable leadership abilities and possess excellent decision‑making skills, good communication, and the ability to work closely and effectively with Program Management, project personnel, and support staff.

Candidates must be able to develop organizational processes and possess a working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, including expertise in process improvement. They should also be familiar with the quality practices in long‑term Space Flight, Military, and other demanding environments.

• Provide QA/SMA support for the assembly, test, and delivery of high‑reliability electrooptical systems for space and military applications
  • Participate in development of assembly and test documentation, including hardware inspection requirements.
  • Perform and coordinate in‑process inspections.
  • Participate in test verification activities by providing QA/SMA support.
  • Lead and coordinate disposition and documentation of nonconformances.
• Coordinate status and response to customer audits/surveys and customer issues related to mission assurance.
• Review documentation to verify compliance with customer SMA requirements (SOW review, data requirements lists, etc.) and as‑built process documentation (production work orders, test procedures, etc.).
• Provide QA/SMA support to customers, suppliers, and subcontractors as required for contract quality and mission assurance requirements, including support for material review, qualification and reliability requirements, acceptance test procedures, etc.
• General office and light‑duties laboratory environment; no special physical demands required. Some lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds required.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with five years of related mission/quality assurance experience.
• Knowledge of quality practices in long‑term Space Flight, Military, and other high‑reliability environments.
• Experience with ISO 9001:2015 or AS9100, including expertise in process improvement (lead auditor certification desired but not required).
• Ability to work closely and effectively with Program Management and project personnel.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Electronics acceptance standards of IPC‑A‑610 Class 3, NASA STD‑8739 and IPC J‑STD‑001 (with space addendum).
• Hardware space qualification.
• Reading engineering drawings.
• Working in a cleanroom environment.
• Familiarity with optomechanical and electronic assemblies.

US citizenship required.